Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-28
LIZ HERALD.
pooR GREEN.
+. osa nsossr rice tho WrasI
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a 10 mu4 D0otor Flee tne Wrtn
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t3<ae,, has had I hard time as postmas-
-. hut he little thought that there was
! Mast in store for him before which all
sfksr sccriegs be has ever received srs
A. nothing. A lady became indignant
becsuse registered letter which had
.rrived (or her At the postoitice was not
handed to her on silver salver, and in
the heat of her passion evolved the fol-
lowino. twill be blow to Cleveland
Il bo sees it.
EnrroR HERALD-Pernit me through
thS c3lumns Of your staunch old Demo.
1lntio paper TO call our dearly beloved
eSi highly esteemed President Cleveland
~ 8 peint Of order, 60 to speak. Allow
- one moment to explain: You remem-
~. only 1 few years since. when the
farssiphted great men Of our nation saw
fho cloud gathering ON the political hori-
( - That Indicated IN approaching storm
that would put the Democrats into office
~ Reuubl,cans out, what did the great
rSen Do to dodge the thunder and shield
4 1henselvts from the lightning-fiash that
vros sure 10 hit them every one and scat
- their e,noluments to the winds? Who
oan cuut ,mplate the situation of those
rsorr gentlemen without feelings of pity!
fsbo nation felt sad-Rspuhlicans, Dem.
socrsts- women and children. II the old
kaid eagle, emblem OF our nation, did
not weep. it was on account
of his proud and exalted po-
sieiot,. being forever unchanged,
anchaneeable, uncbauging in spite Of
uo)isicsi storms sweeping our beloved
Iand. Tbink of it, sir, men grown gray
/. Is xf1ice-the patient servitors of an i'm
pstient people, turned out in their old
see 4, starve. /, myself. was an editor
s. thAs lime; public speeches flooded my
olHce az well as private letters from
ljnitcd States Senators. beseeching me
Is helm eslablish civil eervice ref flrm.
read carefully, snatched up my pen and
wrote courageously for civil service.
Cleveland not only wept over it, but
swore o. well, and right manfully has he
stood by his oath. From the volumes
written On the subject the pith OF the
reform il just this: That so long as
mae proves himself an efficient officer,
doing bis whole duty by his public trust,
ho skali be allowed TO remain undis-
tnrhed BY our Pre- ident, no matter
E what h;s political opinins may be. But
On the osher hand, should man prove
by bis every act while pretending to
aerve public trust that he is
= incompetent-that he is so consti-
tuted that though be may have been
4 off1co his whole life; he il and always
Witl be an inefficient officer, then he
nhouId Be let out OF service. Instead
ufbeing . public servant he is grievous
pnhlis nuisance, and should no longer
- tolersted. And when the people
cray with ono prolonged invocation to
81 so1ieved from the terrible evil of the
inooopetent incumbent Of an office,
when every hour Of the cay long
aulsring. ever.complaining, enduring
people pray for relief as earnestly
= ever = people prayed for rain
whea fearful dearth was threatening
to destroy = whole country, then they
shculd BE- given relief.
Businsss il retarded, the prosperity of
the new civilization hindered, the whole
coaDsry dwarfed, cheapened in the eyes
of Eastern visitors by the continual
annoyance and detestAble manner in
which our mail matter is delayed.
q President Cleveland is tender
footed about Civil Service reform let
him remove the present incomplete Mt
and put : msn in his place, who is
capable Of giving general satisfaction:
There are many such men, and
this long suffering people would hail
1ayr change with joy. never asking nor
oaring : fig who handed them their mail
-Denocr4t or Republican.
II Il is popularity the President is
seeking, he will bs carried by q great
wavo OF public gratitude, flowing out
from the people Of Los Angeles. into q
eocond term, not another effort being
suads throughout the whole United
gfntes. SUFFERING VISITOR.